World Showcase - DisneywithIzzy

An Interview with a 10 Year Old

Q. Please rank your five favorite rides at Disney World?

Al: 5 is Pirates of the Caribbean. 4 is Test Track. 3 is Rise of the Resistance. 2 is Tron. And number 1 is Guardian of the Galaxy, Cosmic Rewind.

Q. Is Epcot still your favorite Disney World park?

Al: Yes, it is still my favorite because it has my favorite ride and it has the country pavilions.

Q. What is your favorite restaurant at Disney World?

Al: Still Teppan Edo. I love their shrimp and the tricks that they do.

Q. Which park do you like better, Magic Kingdom or Animal Kingdom?

Al: Magic Kingdom. I’m really between Magic Kingdom and Epcot for my favorite. Magic Kingdom is the original park and it has the most and best rides.

Q. What is the best ride in Animal Kingdom?

Al: Dinosaur. Ever since I was a kid, I loved that ride, it is so much fun to do.

Q. What is your favorite show on Disney+?

Al: The Mandalorian. It is a cool show and I think Mando and Grogu are really cool.

Q. When you went to Disney World last year, where did you stay?

Al: I stayed at the Yacht Club, the Riviera and at Port Orleans Resort – Riverside, where I got to do some fishing!

Q. Is Spiderman still your favorite Marvel character?

A. Yes.

Q. How many times have you gone to Disney World?

Al: Twelve times and I am going again later this month!

Q. How many times have you gone to Universal Studios Florida?

Al: Six times and I am going again later this year!

The Best Thing To Do At Each Pavilion

Epcot has eleven countries that each add something unique to the World Showcase. Today, I will be sharing the best thing to do at each pavilion.

First, let’s start off in the Canada pavilion! I would recommend watching Canada Far and Wide. This is a 360 Circle Vision show that shows footage from Canada.

The China pavilion also has a 360 Circle Vision show called Reflections of China. This show is a great way to learn more about the country.

The France pavilion has a lot to do, so it is hard for me to pick just one thing. I would say to go to La Crêperie de Paris. This is a restaurant that serves savory and sweet crêpes!

Biergarten is a very fun restaurant to go to in the Germany pavilion! While you eat, you hear live music.

The pizzas at Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria are delicious! I would really recommend eating at this restaurant in the Italy pavilion.

The Japan pavilion has a ginormous store called Mitsukoshi. This store has basically anything you can think of from Japanese candy to stuffed animals.

The Mexico pavilion has a great restaurant called La Hacienda de San Angel. If you go here I would highly recommend getting the Queso Fundido. I prefer this restaurant over San Angel Inn because you are not sitting in the dark.

Spice Road Table in the Morocco pavilion has a great view of the World Showcase lagoon, so I would recommend sitting outside. The food here is also delicious! I always get the Mix Grill Skewers.

The Norway pavilion has the perfect ride for Frozen fans! Frozen Ever After is a boat ride and towards the end of the ride the ride starts going backwards. I will warn you that the line for Frozen Ever After can get very long.

In The United Kingdom pavilion, Rose and Crown Dining Room is a great restaurant to eat at! You should definitely get the fish and chips.

Finally, we have The United States of America pavilion! The American Adventure is an indoor show that talks about American History. Not only is the show educational, but you will also be indoors!

While this is only a preview of all the amazing things you can experience at the World Showcase, I hope that now you have found some new rides, restaurants, or shows to try!

Interview with a 9 Year Old

It’s that time!

Izzy: What was your favorite new ride in Disney World?

Al: Guardian of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind because I like the songs that it picks and it is super smooth and a great ride on its own. I like roller coasters and if you like roller coasters it’s a great ride to do.

Izzy: Is Epcot still your favorite Disney World park?

Al: Yes, because I like the World Showcase and eating all the different food they have and also they have some great rides like Guardians of the Galaxy, Test Track and Spaceship Earth.

Izzy: Can you rank your top five favorite rides at Disney World?

Al: Oh yeah, that’s easy. #5 Dinosaur, #4 Pirates of the Caribbean, #3 Test Track, #2 Rise of the Resistance, #1 Guardians of the Galaxy.

Izzy: What is your favorite restaurant at Disney World?

Al: Definitely Teppan Edo because they cook the food in front of you and it is cool to see them do all those tricks in front of you. And I love their shrimp.

Izzy: Which park do you like better, Magic Kingdom or Animal Kingdom?

Al: Definitely Magic Kingdom. There are more rides and it is more of the original park. It is really cool to see the animals up close in Animal Kingdom, but they don’t have as many rides that I like.

Izzy: What is the best ride in Animal Kingdom?

Al: Dinosaur but I really like the Kilimanjaro Safari too.

Izzy: What is your favorite thing to watch on Disney+?

Al: That’s difficult. Probably The Mandalorian because it is so well done and everybody loves Grogu.

Izzy: When we went to Disney last year, we stayed at Boardwalk Villas, Bay Lake Tower, Saratoga Springs and The Riviera, which hotel was your favorite?

Al: Boardwalk Villas because you can walk to Epcot or Hollywood Studios and when you leave the hotel you are on the boardwalk and there are lots of dining options nearby.

Izzy: Last year, we went to the pools at Bay Lake Tower, Saratoga Springs and The Riviera, which pool was your favorite?

Al: The Riviera, the slide at that pool was so good!

Izzy: Who is your favorite Marvel character?

Al: Still Spiderman.

Izzy: What is your favorite snack at Disney World?

Al: The Mickey pretzel is still my favorite.

Izzy: Last April we went to Universal Studios, what was your favorite ride?

Al: Hagrids because it is a smooth roller coaster with no bumps in it and I like how it goes around and you see different animals in the Harry Potter world, but I also like Spiderman a lot.

A Tour Inside House of Good Fortune

House of Good Fortune is a store in the China pavilion that we will be taking a tour through today.

There was a section of the store that had a ton of snacks!

The first type of snack I found is these Italian Red Meat Flavor Chips.

I also found these Grilled Squid Flavor Chips.

These marshmallows’ filling is strawberry!

These Mochi Cookies with Cocoa Chips look delicous!

In this list, you can find out your zodiac animal from what year you were born.

Now that you know your zodiac animal, these cards will tell you what your personality is like based off of your zodiac animal.

I thought these umbrellas were really pretty!

I love these key chains!

These Year of the Tiger toys are really cute!

They also come in red!

House of Good Fortune is a great store to shop in at the China pavilion.

Snacks From Around The World: Norway Edition

This is the second part of my Snacks From Around The World series. Today I will be telling you about the snacks in the Norway pavilion!

After you ride Frozen Ever After, there is a gift store at the exit called The Wandering Reindeer. I decided to look through this store and found some snacks!

The first two snacks I found are Daim and Kariqarer. Daim is a crunchy caramel candy bar. Kariqarer is dark chocolate. Fun Fact: Daim was invented in Sweden, but is very popular in Norway.

Here is milk chocolate Kariqarer.

Here is some more Daim and Dumle. Dumle is a soft toffee covered with milk chocolate.

The next candy is called Japp. Japp has milk chocolate and the inside has cocoa meringue and caramel.

Ballerina is the next snack! This candy is filled with chocolate hazelnut cream.

I bought Kex and Troika. I will first tell you about Kex. Kex tastes a lot like a Kit Kat. I love Kit Kats, so I really enjoyed this snack.

Here is what it looks like.

Troika has tree layers: truffle chocolate, marzipan, and raspberry jelly. The outside is dark chocolate.

My favorite layer was the raspberry jelly. I also loved the dark chocolate on the outside.

I would definitely recommend trying snacks from the Norway pavilion!

Updated Teppan Edo Review

The last time I reviewed the food at Teppan Edo was in 2019 and you can read that review here. I recently went back to Teppan Edo and want to tell you all about my experience!

Teppan Edo is located in the Japan pavilion in Epcot. The restarant is located on the second floor of a building called Mitsukoshi Department Store. When you walk inside this building, Teppan Edo is on the left and Tokyo Dining is located on the right.

Here is what the tables look like:

At Teppan Edo, you sit with another family while the chef cooks your food in front of you.

I had Ebi. Ebi is 10 grilled shrimp with a garden salad, udon noodles, vegetables, and white rice. I first had the garden salad. The salad tasted fresh and I liked the dressing.

Our chef took a very long time to show up and start cooking. The chefs gave us free Edamame since we had to wait so long. Edamame is a soybean pod.

I had white rice. It was still hot when I ate it and it tasted good.

Next, I was given the udon noodles. These noodles were DELICOUS! The vegetables went really well with the noodles.

Finally, I was given 10 shrimp. The shrimp had a nice flavor to them.

I give Teppan Edo 4 Mickey Bars! It was really frusterating that we had to wait so long for the chef, but it was nice that they gave us free edamame. Would I recommend going here? Absolutely! It is really fun to see the chef cook your meal right in front of you.

Snacks From Around The World: Italy Edition

I am going to be starting a new series called Snacks From Around The World! In this series, I will review different snacks from different pavilions in Epcot.

Enoteca Castello is located in the Italy pavilion and I found a snack that I wanted to try in this store!

I could choose either the Lemon Cream Filled Gran Torta or the Chocolate Cream Filled Gran Torta. Fun Fact: torta means cake in Italian.

I picked the Lemon Cream Filled Gran Torta.

When you open the box, there is a cake and a package of powdered sugar.

We put the powdered sugar on top of the cake. This cake was DELICOUS! I loved how there is a lemon filling inside the cake because it helps make the cake not dry.

Next time you are in Epcot, I would totally recommend getting this!

La Crêperie de Paris Review

There is a new restaurant in the France pavilion and today I will be reviewing it!

La Crêperie de Paris is a restaurant that sells sweet and savory crêpes.

Here is a picture of the menu:

I had the Classique. That is a ham, egg, and cheese crêpe. It was delicious! It was still hot when I ate it and you can taste all the different flavors from the ham, egg, and cheese.

My mom had the Ratatouille. (Yes, the ratatouille like from the movie!) It has tomato, zucchini, and eggplant. She said that she liked her food.

My dad had the Savoyarde. The Savoyarde has cheese, onions, bacon, and ham. He really enjoyed his meal.

Al had the Ham and Cheese Galette from the kids menu. (I used the same picture as my

For dessert, I had the Gourmande. It has hazelnut chocolate and whipped cream. I would highly recommend it!

My mom also had the Gourmande.

Al had the Sugar Crêpe from the kids menu. He found it delicious!

I give La Crêperie de Paris 5 Mickey Bars! If you are a crêpe fan, then you should go to this restaurant.

A Tour Inside The Shopping Area Of The Mexico Pavilion

Today I will be giving you a tour inside the shopping area in the Mexico pavilion!

The Mexico pavilion is really interesting because the entire pavilion is located indoors. When you walk inside the Mexico pavilion, there is a shopping area that sells merchandise that is from Mexico.

I really love how colorful these skulls are!

You can get a big sombrero.

You can also chose between two different Minnie Ears.

If you like collecting pins, than these pins are perfect for you!

You can also get ornaments or keychains.

I like these two signs.

These suns and this fish look like works of art.

I love how much thought and detail were put into these owls.

These sweatshirts and shirts are themed after the movie Coco!

These bags are my favorite in this shopping area.

These frogs are very interesting.

These little cats and chickens are really cute!

This notebook is Coco themed.

I hope you enjoyed this tour inside the shopping area in the Mexico pavilion! I would really recommend going here on your next trip to Epcot!

Club Cool Review

At Club Cool, you can try different sodas from all over the world!

These are the different sodas you can try for free. You can try soda from Italy, Madagascar, The Dominican Republic, Korea, The Philippines, China, Russia, and Moldova.

I tried three different sodas. I had the Bon Bon Anglais from Madagascar, the Minute Maid Joy Apple Lychee from Korea, and the Suan Mei Tang (also called Sour Plum Tea) from China.

My favorite soda was the Minute Maid Joy Apple Lychee. I don’t like soda and this soda did not taste like a soda at all. It tasted like apple juice. I think that is the reason why this was my favorite soda that I tried.

When you are in Epcot, I would REALLY recommend going to Club Cool. It’s a great place to cool off when it is hot outside and you can try many different soda flavors.